Play a Day: One Step Forward

The Woman originally from Day 11 has turned the fishbowl upside down and dumped the slips of paper into a pile on a desk. She works feverishly, occasionally reaching over to the side without looking to grab another slip. Eventually, she reaches her hand out but only feels the table. She taps around for a […]

Thoughts on Bravery

I’ve had several people now tell me they think I’m brave. Most recently, a professor and mentor who was also somewhat of a surrogate maternal figure when I was in college. I never honestly know how to feel about such pronouncements, and my initial emotional response is that of denial mixed with gratitude. Objectively, to […]

Austin International Drag Festival

How do drag performers network? What resources do new or developing drag performers have when it comes to getting their work seen by the right people? What might it look like to create an organization devoted to education and promotion of drag-related issues? These were among the questions Jamie Bancroft started to ask himself last […]

Play a Day: In and Out

A woman is waiting in a long line. Everyone in the line is holding stacks of cash. At the end of the line is a counter. Above the counter is a sign that reads “Housing.” When the woman gets to the front of the line, she hands the teller her stack of money. She waits […]